Roses

Roses are undoubtedly one of the most beautiful of all flowers but, some of us, with our increasingly busy lives, think they take too much time to care for.

But wait…not all of them are disease prone prima donnas. The following 2 series are Ontario grown and winter hardy in zone 5 with no winter protection required. Both series were developed by Kordes, a 120 year old German company which is one the largest and most respected breeders of rose plants in the world. Kordes’ visionary breeding department stopped spraying their test gardens about 20 years ago and Fairy Tale Roses are one of the results.

Fairy Tale Roses are multi award winning with beautiful old fashion double blooms on robust care-free shrubs. They are easy to care for with a vigorous growth habit and near complete resistance to disease.

Brother Grimm Fairy Tale Rose (Floribunda) The newest in the series has large, long lasting clusters of brilliant orange with yellow reverse along with a mild rose fragrance. Grows to 2 ½ to 3 feet tall.

Kordes breeding department focused for 15 years on selecting the most robust, disease resistant floriferous varieties. The following award winners were the results.

Vigorosa Roses are a group of hardy landscape and ground cover roses that combine excellent disease resistance, vigour and season long blooms.

Apricot Vigorosa Rose Abundant clusters of lightly scented apricot-orange-pink blooms that transition to apricot-pink when open. Grows up to 32 inches tall by 24 inches wide.
Innocencia Vigorosa Rose Beautifully formed pure white blooms cover the plant in the early season and then repeat quickly in large clusters all season long. Grows up to 20 inches tall and wide.